Rapid, ongoing advances in artificial intelligence, particularly generative intelligence (GenAI), are posing challenges for higher education: not only are they changing the demands of the job market and, consequently, the corresponding educational needs, but they are also opening up opportunities for innovation in both teaching and learning. Various Quebec government bodies have been given mandates to analyze the situation and make recommendations to the government and to players in the relevant ecosystems. These include the Conseil de l'innovation du Québec (CIQ), with its report Prêt pour l'AI, and the Conseil supérieur de l'éducation (CSE) and the Commission de l'éthique en science et en technologie (CEST), which published the report IA générative en enseignement supérieur : enjeux pédagogiques et éthiques (Generative AI in higher education: pedagogical and ethical issues) in spring 2024. These documents suggest interesting avenues for our institutions and for PIM, and sometimes overlap with the conclusions of the day of deliberation themed Toward a responsible use of generative AI in higher education, organized by PIM on 31 May 2023.
 

When it comes to teaching and learning practices, GenAI is now well and truly present in higher education. Teachers and students gave eloquent testimony to this at the colloquia supported by PIM in winter 2024. In this respect, PIM can align itself with the recommendations made by the CSE and CEST to the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur (MES) regarding research and knowledge transfer. With regard to the need for training in line with changes in the job market, the CIQ rightly recalls the responsibilities of CEGEPs and universities in this respect.